Stupid thread, guess I am just depressed.
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i know how you feel dude, u start thinging everything is ****** up, ******* bills, ******* work sux, wife/GF sux, everything ******* suxs. But dude trust me that time will pass. Things might seem like they're headed down the shitter but listen, give it some time go easy on things and i garuntee it'll pass and things will be better. 
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please don't tell me you were taking Paxil?
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ya get rid of them fast, those things won't help at all trust me. My uncle went through a bunch anti-Deppresant pills throughout his life and the last med. he was on was paxil and he killed him self 4 months ago. Turned the car on in the garage and sat their.. Anyways good that u stopped taking the pills just try to invole yourself in things that make you happy.Matthew said:
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Still having those dream, huh Matthew?
My armchair analysis: they sound like run-of-the-mill anxiety dreams. I have 'em every now and then. As a kid, it used to be me repeatedly breaking my glasses (it's a bigger problem than you think). Now, I have dreams that I can't control my classroom (I'm a teacher). One gets dreams like this when they are stressed, so do whatever you can to solve any problems that are causing stress in your life.
Besides, when you wake up you can go out to your garage and see what a cool car you have.
My armchair analysis: they sound like run-of-the-mill anxiety dreams. I have 'em every now and then. As a kid, it used to be me repeatedly breaking my glasses (it's a bigger problem than you think). Now, I have dreams that I can't control my classroom (I'm a teacher). One gets dreams like this when they are stressed, so do whatever you can to solve any problems that are causing stress in your life.
Besides, when you wake up you can go out to your garage and see what a cool car you have.
well my dreams go like this...
its always during war...i am always fighting, and i am always afraid. afriad like i was never afriad in real life combat. i feel like im going to be a coward, and its so scarry. then, one of my friends, though always the same ones, just on different nights, gets hurt. i always take him back, where there is this girl...shes really young...i dont know her, at least my normal mind doesnt recognize her. evidently ive seen her somewhere in my life...but her face is so bloody. and i put bandages on her face but the blood seeps through...and then she always dies. and my friend always dies right after. i always wake up sweating, or sometimes on the verge of tears.
ive had this dream now for like 2 weeks straight. its the only dream i have every night, and its different from every dream that ive ever had. in other dreams, there is always wierd s*** that makes it a dream, like driving a ferrari or youre going to work then all the sudden youre going home, or whatever make dreams dreams. but this seems different. it always leaves me feeling like it really happened.
its always during war...i am always fighting, and i am always afraid. afriad like i was never afriad in real life combat. i feel like im going to be a coward, and its so scarry. then, one of my friends, though always the same ones, just on different nights, gets hurt. i always take him back, where there is this girl...shes really young...i dont know her, at least my normal mind doesnt recognize her. evidently ive seen her somewhere in my life...but her face is so bloody. and i put bandages on her face but the blood seeps through...and then she always dies. and my friend always dies right after. i always wake up sweating, or sometimes on the verge of tears.
ive had this dream now for like 2 weeks straight. its the only dream i have every night, and its different from every dream that ive ever had. in other dreams, there is always wierd s*** that makes it a dream, like driving a ferrari or youre going to work then all the sudden youre going home, or whatever make dreams dreams. but this seems different. it always leaves me feeling like it really happened.
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Oh. I thought you were having your "I'm selling my car" dream.
That dream sounds heavy.
That dream sounds heavy.
that doesn't mean you're not susceptible to PTSD. your feeling of guilt for the death of the two people in your dream, your overwhelming fear, and the recurrence all point to it. perhaps you saw a similar situation. it doesn't necessarily have to happen TO you, just the simple fact of exposure to such circumstances and situations is enough to have long term effects. here is the description i found on webmd...
Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be terrifying and even disabling. Common characteristics of the disorder include reliving the traumatic event through frightening memoriessuch as "flashbacks" that may cause you to temporarily lose your sense of reality (psychosis)or nightmares that provoke the same feelings of horror, helplessness, and fear that you felt at the time of the event. These memories can be triggered by exposure to reminders of the event.
Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be terrifying and even disabling. Common characteristics of the disorder include reliving the traumatic event through frightening memoriessuch as "flashbacks" that may cause you to temporarily lose your sense of reality (psychosis)or nightmares that provoke the same feelings of horror, helplessness, and fear that you felt at the time of the event. These memories can be triggered by exposure to reminders of the event.
and some more....
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder that can develop after experiencing a very traumatic or life-threatening event. Feeling physically threatened or witnessing violence, even if you were not physically injured, can lead to PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder can be terrifying and even disabling for some people. It can cause flashbacks, sleep problems and nightmares, feelings of isolation, guilt, paranoia, and sometimes panic attacks. Examples of traumatic events that can lead to PTSD include:
War combat.
Terrorist attacks.
Violent crimes, such as a ****, domestic abuse, or physical assault.
A serious accident or injury.
A natural disaster, such as a fire, tornado, flood, or earthquake.
Ongoing physical or sexual abuse.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder that can develop after experiencing a very traumatic or life-threatening event. Feeling physically threatened or witnessing violence, even if you were not physically injured, can lead to PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder can be terrifying and even disabling for some people. It can cause flashbacks, sleep problems and nightmares, feelings of isolation, guilt, paranoia, and sometimes panic attacks. Examples of traumatic events that can lead to PTSD include:
War combat.
Terrorist attacks.
Violent crimes, such as a ****, domestic abuse, or physical assault.
A serious accident or injury.
A natural disaster, such as a fire, tornado, flood, or earthquake.
Ongoing physical or sexual abuse.
i suppose that could be it. it doesnt really affect my daily life though, so im not going to worry about it. its not like i black out and hit the ground when i hear gunshots...though i must say, the first week we got back, there was another unit doing funeral team practice, and they fired their volleys and everyone like jumped.
matt, i am certainly not qualified to say one way or the other. however, with your military combat history, and the depression you are going through, i think it won't hurt any to go see a psychiatrist at the VA. if anything, it's just a real human who would sit there and listen. from there, who knows what would happen.
wow dude that sucks.... I'm sorry to hear what you're going through. I know people that have dreams kinda like that... I personally have never had one though. I can't imagine having the same dream over and over. The only real time I remember my dreams is when I'm in pretty deep rem and even then it's only for like 10mins after I wake up. I can only think of a handful of dreams I can remember right off the top of my head... most of my dreams are gone as fast as I wake up. Anyways, I would see if you could go get that checked out throught the va... never hurts to ask. Take it easy man... hope you get over this soon.
Tonk may be on to something, but I have a different, much less educated theory.
Could these dreams be related to your reletively new rank? As a seargent, you now are responsible for a lot of lives while you're on duty. Maybe, deep down in your sub conscience, you don't feel worthy of the responsibility, or...lemme rephrase that...maybe you are still a little bit nervous(subconsciously) that you might **** up while all these people are depending on you.
Just a thoery, but maybe the new job has something to do with these dreams. (dunno) Maybe if you try to give it some time, possibly it'll pass.
Good choice to put down the pills, though. (thumb) Hope you feel better soon bro, depression is nothing to scoff at.
Could these dreams be related to your reletively new rank? As a seargent, you now are responsible for a lot of lives while you're on duty. Maybe, deep down in your sub conscience, you don't feel worthy of the responsibility, or...lemme rephrase that...maybe you are still a little bit nervous(subconsciously) that you might **** up while all these people are depending on you.
Just a thoery, but maybe the new job has something to do with these dreams. (dunno) Maybe if you try to give it some time, possibly it'll pass.
Good choice to put down the pills, though. (thumb) Hope you feel better soon bro, depression is nothing to scoff at.
